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KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



to make a good solid fit. These 

 ends fit into the holes in the cor- 

 ners of the end blocks. It is a 

 good plan to make one wire com- 

 plete and then cut the other wires 

 the same length and bend, using 

 the first one as a pattern. 



My finished spool measured a 

 little over 8 inches long and 4 



ready to go anywhere. Very sim- 

 ple and costs nothing but your 



A BAMBOO ROD CASE 



BY A. E. BUCK 



A great number of bait-casters 

 are partial to a single piece rod 



inches square, and will take 15 

 inches of line at a turn. In as- 

 sembling the dryer the axle is 

 first clamped to the table. Then 

 the side wires of the spool are 

 Inserted into the holes in the cor- 

 ners of the blocks and the spool 

 slipped onto the axle. A small 

 wooden knob may be fastened to 

 the top of the spool to turn it by. 



If there seems to be too much 

 friction between the bottom end 

 of the spool and the bend in the 

 wire axle, a couple of notches 

 may be filed in the wire and a 

 copper washer, which will just 

 slide over the wire, slid down into 

 them and slightly flattened edge- 

 wise to make it stay in place. 



Fig. IV will give some idea how 

 the completed dryer looks. To 

 fold the dryer up, simply remove 

 the spool from axle and pull out 

 the side wires; lay the ends flat, 

 side by side, and lay the wires 

 and axle on. Snap a couple of 

 rubber bands around it and it's 



for many reasons, but use the 

 jointed rod on account of the 

 difficulty experienced with the 

 single piece in going from one 

 fishing ground to another. I use 

 a single piece bamboo and have 

 been put to a great deal of in- 

 convenience in carrying this rod 

 about. So I have been trying to 

 devise a convenient way to carry 

 same and still go light, and think 

 I have at last solved the difficulty 

 in a very satisfactory manner. 



Take the butt of a common 

 cane fishing pole, split it entirely 

 across twice, running splits down 

 to a convenient joint. Then slip 

 in two thin ferrules that are just 

 large enough to slip over the butt 

 of your rod. Force one in as far 

 as possible and leave the other at 

 the end and bind with fishing 

 line. 



A hole can be easily bored 

 through the nodes or joints of 

 the cane with a long bit like elec- 

 tricians use, or burned out with 

 a hot iron. 



A cork in bottom ferrule fin- 

 ishes the job and you have a tight, 



